Sea of Thunder : Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945 (Paperback)

from bill1263

Story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf told from both the American and Japanese viewpoint. Battle is proof of the fog of war and the heroism of the seamen on both sides, but certainly not of the brilliance of the commanders on either side. Japanese objective was to attack American landing site in Phil...

from Loptsson

An interesting history of four commanders (2 US and 2 Japan) who have a collision course with history at the battle of Leyte Gulf. Follows their life from the beginning of the Pacific War to the climatic battle at Leyte Gulf and quickly wraps up the story with the end of the war with Japan. I enj...

from ABVR

Evan Thomas sets himself a complex task in this book: He wants to narrate the Battle of Leyte Gulf--the last great fleet action in naval history--set it in the context of the larger Pacific War, and show how the personalities of four commanders (Ernest Evans and William Halsey on the American sid...

from mjohnson16

I've always been a big fan of naval history and World War II. This book covers four of the commanders involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It covers their background and the lead up from the start of the war to the big battle itself and the fallout of the battle. Mr. Thomas does a good job getti...

from michaelbartley

A very readable history about the largest naval battle of WW2. The auther does a good job showing how cultural beliefs can lead to terrible errors in war and cause war